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FD-350 (Rev. 7-16-63) Murder House ears Evidence ‘of Massacre BY PAUL HOUSTON Times Stati Writer * At his press conference Tuesday, Roman Polanski’ suggested — that. newsmen "go see this ‘orgy place." You'll see how innocent it is." When newsmen sought to do so, a uniformed guard hired by the film director turned them away at the vate to Polanski's rented estate at the end of Cielo Drive in Benedict Canyon. A reporter for The Times. howev- er, had been allowed to take a close look at the murder scene earlier, Still lying on the front lawn were pieces of blue cloth which apparent- of Abigail Folger and Voityck l*rokowsky. On the concrete front porch of the yustie and rambling ranch-style house was a large patch of dried blood, perhaps marking the point where a struggle took place. The word "Pig" was faintly visible at the base of the glass-topped, wood - bottomed front door. The guard on duty said investigators told him it was believed the word was. smeared in blood on the door with a towel used by the killers to wipe blood off themselves. The front door opens into a long, ly had been used to cover the bodies | narrow living room which was in some disorder. At the center was a_ — bown sofa with its three! cushions upended. ——— (Mount Clipping in Space Below) carpet in front of the < each end marked the spots where the bodies of actress Sharon Tate and hair stylist Jay Sebring were found. Hight feet overhead, extending from the wall in front of the sofa to just in front of it, is an airy wood plank loft with a ladder leading up to it. The killers had looped a piece lof rope over a beam at the front of the loft and tied the ends around the Jnecks of the two victims. Scattered Magazines Books ; A} number of magazines and paperback and hardback books lay jscattered on a table behind the sofa. ‘here were several issues of Play- hoy. a couple of books on the antiballistic missile controversy, several science fiction novels and two identical books, each priced at $26, entitled "Erotic Art.” There is a small bar with a small amount of liquor on the shelves at one end of the living room, A colorful poster from the Monterey Pop Festival, the only wall oyr- nament in the room, hangs on the bar wall. A porcelain mug in the bar was inscribed with the word "“opi- um.” In one corner is a brown, baby srand piano that was dusty from iwhite fingerprint powder sprinkled by police. Miss Folger's suitcase and expen- sive camera were en the floor of a hedroom containing a double bed. letters and posteards addressed to her and Frokowsky were on a dresser. In the master bedroom, apparently occupied by Miss Tate, there were only striped sheets on the king-size hed. On top of a Spanish-style dresser cabinet were a water pipe and books on childbirth and baby care, including one titled "Name i a ‘Menage arge, dark patches on dis (Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) I-3 Los Angeles Times Los Anceles, Calif, Date: 8 /20/69 Edition: Yome Author: Paul Houston Editor: Wick Be W577 james Title: Character; or Classification: Submitting Office: Los Anceles